After His Father-in-Law Passed Away, Young Dad Posts Facebook Confession That Stuns All His Family and Friends

In-law relationships are notoriously fraught, but a fortunate few marry into families that nurture the spouse as if they were their own child. Matt Silver is one of the lucky ones. When he wed the love of his life, Lauren, he became son-in-law to a special dad, Elliot Jacobs.

When Elliot's life was cut short in May 2016, Matt, a father of 3, himself, took to Facebook to share why his father-in-law was so special. And it has people who've never even met Elliot sharing the post.

"He was one of the most thoughtful, generous, and smiliest people I’ve ever known," Matt begins. "I could never say everything about what he meant to me in a single Facebook post, but here are the things I’ll miss the most...

• You’d call ahead before visiting us to make sure we had dishes in the sink and laundry that needed to be folded so you had an excuse to give us a hand.

• Before we visited you, you’d send an entire series of pamphlets (by mail and email) detailing everything we’d be doing once we arrived.

• You’d stand right outside security at the airport, waiting to begin waving wildly when you saw us.

• You’d make reservations to every dinner, event, and activity, even though we couldn’t possibly make them all.

• Your insightful (and discerning) use of 2 adjectives to describe anyone and everyone (I was labeled interesting and interested)."